Nightengale: Tigers’ Justin Verlander Back to Dominant Self
Detroit Tigers ace Justin Verlander walked into the visiting clubhouse at 10:30 Tuesday morning, his ears covered by headphones, his dark brown eyes staring...
The Real Greatest Baseball Players of All Time
Over the past few weeks, ESPN released its Top 100 baseball players of all time, culminating with the release of their Top 10 last...
Nightengale: As MLB Honors Jackie Robinson, Can it Reverse a Trend?
They gathered in two dugouts in Chicago this week, representing not only every component of the game but also perhaps the hope and future...
2016 is the Year of the Underdog
It is only early November, but 2016 will go down as the year of the underdog in sports. Here are some of the moments...
Nightengale: Mets Know Reality as Tim Tebow Time Begins: Major Leagues Are But a...
You believe it’s nothing more than a marketing gimmick, a public relations stunt, and then you hear Tim Tebow’s voice.
You ask yourself why Tebow...
Nightengale: In Final Stand, Leyland Hopes to Lead USA to World Baseball Classic Title
Jim Leyland has worn four major league managerial uniforms, and dozens in the minors, but never one with USA on the front.
Leyland, 72, glanced...
Nightengale: Why Terry Francona is a Perfect Match for Indians
Indians manager Terry Francona got up Wednesday morning, drove his scooter to Progressive Field at 10:30, changed into a swim suit, and swam.
Lap after...
World Series Attracted More Than 40 Million Viewers
The Chicago Cubs' World Series victory over the Cleveland Indians not only ended the team's historic 108-year championship drought, but it also attracted the...
Nightengale: At Long Last, Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens on Cooperstown Path
It won’t happen this year.
Maybe not next year, either.
But it’s finally happening.
For the first time since their names first appeared on the ballot in...
Nightengale: MLB Finds Diversity it Seeks Elusive
Major League Baseball, frustrated that their managerial and GM vacancies this winter were filled without a single minority hired from outside an organization, revealed...
